workers rights
NFL owners and players agree on new labor deal
July 27, 2011After a 4-and-a-half month lockout in the National Football League, players and owners finally agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Read moreEmployers cheat workers and the tax man
July 26, 2011Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.
Read moreUnions hit GOP’s “Boeing Bill”
July 22, 2011What it really is, union leaders say, is a move to strip the NLRB of much of its power to rule for and protect workers' rights.
Read moreUAW sues military contractor over union-busting
July 21, 2011A UAW local filed labor charges against giant military contractor Bell Helicopter for "an attempt to weaken and eliminate the union."
Read more1877 St. Louis General Strike: lessons for today (video)
July 21, 2011Labor and community activists gathered in Granite City, Ill., to remember the 1877 St. Louis general strike.
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